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# Linux Qubic+Quai Idle Mining Tutorial
**1. Acquire sub-account**
In order to earn quai, one must mine to a sub-account. Head over to [https://www.apool.io ](https://www.apool.io/)to finish email registration.
Apool will allocate a sub-account automatically under your name. Check out your sub-account name in 'My miners' page.
**2. Download the mining software**
* Download link：
* Extract the file with the comand：
```
tar zxf apoolminer_linux_qubic_quai_idle_mining_v3.5.0
.tar.gz
```
**4. Modify the configuration file miner.conf and change the account to your own.**
If you need to adjust other parameters, remove the # comment and modify the corresponding values according to the parameter description.
```
algo=qubic_quai
account=CP_XXX
pool=qubic.asia.apool.io:4334
pool-quai=quai.hk.apool.io:3335
worker = my_worker
#cpu-off = true
#thread = 1
#gpu-off = true
```
**6.Run and shutdown**
* #### Select the execution script according to your needs
- [ ] Manually operated Start command
* If you do not need to automatically upgrade apoolminer, you can execute the run.sh script
```
bash run.sh
```
**7.** View miner log
```
tail -f qubic_quai.log
```
**8.**shutdown miner command
```
pkill apoolminer
```
**9. Watch the Statistics and earn Qubic+Quai on Apool**